Kareen Zabow

• Providing leadership, management, and technical guidance for all new and existing projects within the urban resilience portfolio throughout the project cycle to ensure project design, start-up, implementation, and close-out are in line with CRS quality principles and standards.
• Guiding the design of strategic frameworks and plans for the Urban Resilience programs, ensuring they align with the Country program strategy, Regional Framework and agency priorities and 2030 strategy.
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• Providing leadership, management, and technical guidance for all new and existing projects within the urban resilience portfolio throughout the project cycle to ensure project design, start-up, implementation, and close-out are in line with CRS quality principles and standards.
• Guiding the design of strategic frameworks and plans for the Urban Resilience programs, ensuring they align with the Country program strategy, Regional Framework and agency priorities and 2030 strategy.
• Leading the development of program learning, identifying opportunities for learning, research and publications in the area of urban resilience and implementation of MEAL policy.
• Contributing to the proactive pursuit of opportunities for new funding.
• Representing CRS at all platforms related to urban resilience with government, private sector and civil society engagement nationally and internationally.
• Producing and reviewing presentations, documentation, and webinars related to urban resilience to facilitate growth and investment.
• Overseeing technical assistance and capacity-strengthening activities in urban resilience and providing technical assistance, training, and guidance in project management tools to program staff and partner organizations to enhance program quality and impact.
• Supporting the use of MEAL tools and practices in program development and implementation to ensure that the program’s activities, outputs, and outcomes comply with the objectives and expected outputs/outcomes on an ongoing basis.
• Overseeing the identification, assessment and strengthening of partnerships relevant to urban resilience and the appropriate application of partnership concepts, tools and approaches.
• Ensuring a timely and appropriate total program budget of $1.2 m (7 projects) is in line with financial plans and efficient use and stewardship of project material sources.
• An active member of the Senior Leadership Team. Show less

• Provided strategic and financial management of IsraAID, an international non-governmental organization’s mission in Sierra Leone, managed mission’s HR, procurement, logistics and administrative processes
• Oversaw implementation of all programs, ensuring quality control and timely delivery of all activities in keeping with IsraAID and donor requirements
• Ensured QA and QI of program monitoring, working with a partner to design and implement program evaluations
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• Provided strategic and financial management of IsraAID, an international non-governmental organization’s mission in Sierra Leone, managed mission’s HR, procurement, logistics and administrative processes
• Oversaw implementation of all programs, ensuring quality control and timely delivery of all activities in keeping with IsraAID and donor requirements
• Ensured QA and QI of program monitoring, working with a partner to design and implement program evaluations
• Supported implementing partners, assisting them with program implementation planning, ensuring quality of programing, maturation in key management and human resource capacities and financial management
• Liaised with donors, representing IsraAID at different forums, conferences and coordination meetings to increase the organization’s visibility, ensure coordination, establish and sustain relationships with strategic partners
• Successfully led the mission’s winding up process, including all legal and financial aspects
• Supervised and coached staff members. Mentored and supported them throughout the mission close out Show less

• Managed a child protection program that provided psychosocial support, access to safe learning environments and adequate sanitation and hygiene in schools in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria, including a UNICEF funded project on child protection and DRR
• Oversaw the program budget ensuring adherence to the project implementation plan and projected spending in line with IsraAID, UNICEF and other donors’ requirements
• Supervised and provided mentoring and technical guidance to 80 staff… Show more

• Managed a child protection program that provided psychosocial support, access to safe learning environments and adequate sanitation and hygiene in schools in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria, including a UNICEF funded project on child protection and DRR
• Oversaw the program budget ensuring adherence to the project implementation plan and projected spending in line with IsraAID, UNICEF and other donors’ requirements
• Supervised and provided mentoring and technical guidance to 80 staff members working in 22 child-friendly spaces across the island
• Designed, organized and facilitated trainings and capacity building workshops for IsraAID staff, CFS facilitators, partners and community
• Ensured implementation of international humanitarian standards, child protection guidelines
• Collaborated with partners, donor, and stakeholder representatives, building and maintaining productive relationships and serving as the main liaison with relevant ministries, UNICEF and other stakeholders
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• Developed and implemented community-based projects, managed and coordinated field workers and volunteers, designed and reviewed budget, conducted M&E, developed new partnerships
• Developed and managed protection program that provided access to safe learning environments, mother-child interventions to vulnerable toddlers and PSS to their parents
• Oversaw the program budget ensuring adherence to the project implementation plan and projected spending in line with private sector donors’… Show more

• Developed and implemented community-based projects, managed and coordinated field workers and volunteers, designed and reviewed budget, conducted M&E, developed new partnerships
• Developed and managed protection program that provided access to safe learning environments, mother-child interventions to vulnerable toddlers and PSS to their parents
• Oversaw the program budget ensuring adherence to the project implementation plan and projected spending in line with private sector donors’ requirements
• Supervised and provided mentoring and technical guidance to staff members and volunteers
• Collaborated with partners, donor, and stakeholder representatives, and local authorities’ representatives building and maintaining productive relationships and coordinating the relevant interventions
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• Evaluated participation of local community in community-based tourism, leadership and capacity building
• Founded a community-owned market, established and directed a tourism committee